The West’s actions against Iran are repeating recent historical events that have only caused more chaos in the Middle East, says Clive Stafford Smith T he only thing we learn from history is that we don’t learn from history. You’ve probably heard that before, and it’s a phrase I overuse. It must be modified for the situation in the Middle East: we don’t even learn from recent affairs. I have spent a lot of time in Afghanistan recently, where the “ war on terror ” led to the longest ever